CVE-2019-11598

Public Exploit

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.8-40 Q16, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function WritePNMImage of coders/pnm.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly information disclosure via a crafted image file. This is related to SetGrayscaleImage in MagickCore/quantize.c.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1540 patch third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108102 third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00057.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4034-1/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11598?
CVE-2019-11598 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11598?
To fix CVE-2019-11598, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-11598 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-11598 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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